Friday, February 22, 2013

The Tradition Of Purim In New York City




Here's a note I found on line: "Purim is a festive Jewish holiday that celebrates the deliverance of the Jews from their enemies in the biblical Book of Esther. Purim is celebrated on the fourteenth day of the Hebrew month of Adar, which usually falls sometime in February or March. Purim is such a popular holiday that the ancient rabbis declared that it alone would continue to be celebrated after the Messiah comes.

"Unlike more serious synagogue occasions, both children and adults often attend the Megillah reading in costume. Traditionally people dress up as biblical characters from the Purim story, for example, as Esther or Mordechai."
Then there's my all time favorite Old Testement guy, Superman.



1 comment:

Carol Rainey said...

A party that continues after the coming and going of the Messiah! Invite me. Shicksa that I am.